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[Red Cross]

Creator (Artist):

Cappiello, Leonetto, 1875-1942.

Publisher Name: Imprimerie Devambez

Place of Publication: Paris, France

Original Creation Date: 1918

Description: Color poster of a Red Cross nurse coming to the assistance of a woman and directing her to a Red Cross building. The nurse wears a blue cape and a long blue headdress resembling a nun's habit and veil. The assisted woman is carrying a large cloth bundle and appears to be a refugee in distress.

Note: "Devambez, Paris"

"ATELIER CAPPIELLO, 8, RUE LECHATELIER, PARIS" (Translation: Cappiello Studio, 8 LeChatelier Street, Paris.)

"VISA No. 12.655" [visa censorship requirement number]

Artist's signature "LCappiello 1918" appears at lower right corner of poster. The signature appears to be erased and rewritten.

Title is from "Cappiello : The Posters of Leonetto Cappiello" by Jack Rennert, (pub. Poster Art Library, 2004), p. 190.

Physical Description: 1 poster : col. ; 79 x 119 cm.

Language: English

Subject(s):

(LCSH) World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Posters -- Specimens.
(LCSH) War posters, French -- 1914-1918 -- Specimens.
(LCSH) Red Cross and Red Crescent.
(LCSH) World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief.
(LCSH) World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Female

Keyword(s):

nurse | Red Cross

Identifier:

Accession or Local Control No : Database No. 716
Accession or Local Control No : Historical Collection Accession No. Y2232

Institution: University of North Texas |

Collection: Rare Book and Texana Collections |

Collection: World War Poster Collection

Collection: World War One Collection

Resource Type: Image - Poster

Format: Image

Rights management:

(Access) Public

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